UT FILM INSTITUTE/BURNT ORANGE PRODUCTIONS TO SHOWCASE FILM COLLECTION AT LONE STAR INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL

FORT WORTH, Texas -- Oct. 10, 2007 –Burnt Orange Productions, a movie production company that partners with The University of Texas at Austin Film Institute to enhance film students’ education, will present four films at the Lone Star International Film Festival, Nov. 7-11.

The three principal members of Burnt Orange Productions, President Tom Schatz who is also executive director of the University of Texas Film Institute, founding president and CEO Carolyn Pfeiffer and CFO Sam Marshall will attend the festival to present the films. Each film will be represented by talent associated with the film, including directors, writers and actors.

“This is the first time our four films have been shown together and we are absolutely delighted,” Pfeiffer said.

The films are:

• “The Quiet,” directed by Jamie Babbit, written by Micah Schraft and Abdi Nazemian, starring Elisha Cuthbert, Camilla Belle, Edie Falco, Martin Donovan and Shawn Ashmore. It was acquired by ScreenGems International and released in North America by Sony Pictures Classics in the fall of 2006;

• “The Cassidy Kids,” directed by Jacob Vaughan, written by Tasca Shadix, Tom Willett and Bryan Poyser, starring Kadeem Hardison, Anne Ramsay, Judah Friedlander and Tiger Darrow, which premiered at the 2006 South by Southwest Film Festival;

• “Homo Erectus,” written and directed by Adam Rifkin, starring Adam Rifkin, Ali Larter, Hayes MacArthur, David Carradine, Gary Busey, Carol Alt and Talia Shire, which premiered at the 2007 Slamdance Film Festival and is being distributed worldwide by National Lampoon in the spring of 2008; and

• “Elvis and Anabelle,” written and directed by Will Geiger, starring Max Minghella, Blake Lively, Joe Mantegna, Keith Carradine and Mary Steenburgen, which premiered at the 2007 South by Southwest Film Festival.

About the Lone Star Film Society

The Lone Star Film Society exists to preserve and present the art of the moving image and examine its influence on world culture. LSFS is a 501(c) 3 nonprofit corporation, dedicated to cultivating an appreciation of the visual arts, engender visual literacy, support community efforts regarding the film and build recognition for Fort Worth as an International Film Festival destination. For more information about upcoming summer events, visit www.lonestarfilmsociety.com.

For more information about The University of Texas Film Institute, visit: http://utfi.utexas.edu/

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